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Rei Brown
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Rei Brown Is A New York-Based Japanese-American Producer And Artist Who’s Music Edges On Captivating Indie Pop Alternative Electronic And Lo-Fi R&B. Debuting In 2014 He’s Since Released A Handful Of Independent EPs And Singles That Have Solidified His Stance As A Front Runner In The Global Bedroom Pop Movement. Influenced By Architecture Fashion Film Art And More The Eclectic Producer Launched His Life In Music At A Young Age Beginning With Music Classes In Elementary School And Later Graduating To Band And Choir In Middle School And High School. After Relocating From Kobe Japan To Boston In 2011 To Study Singing/songwriting At Berklee College Of Music Rei Began To Self-Release His Original Music First Releasing His Songs On SoundCloud As Raybaboon In 2013. He Independently Released His Debut EP "raybaboon" In 2014 Which Today Counts 28M Collective Streams. Formally Switching Monikers In 2014 He’s Released A Number Of Breakout Projects As Rei Brown Including The 2016 EP "Lungs" The 2017 Double-Single “i Feel So Cold” And The Two-Part "Lovers" EP Series. To Date Rei Counts 80M Cross-Platform Streams. Across 2020 Rei Will Be Released A Series Of Singles Starting With Quarantine-Inspired “Bubble.”
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Rei-Brown - Honest - Single
“Honest” Brings A New Take To The Sound Of The Indie Pop Lo-Fi Artist. Rei Brown’s Lyricism Stands Out In The Track As He Reflects On A Past Love And Comes Clean About His Feelings During The Relationship For The First Time. Following The Beautiful Blend Of A Classic Piano And Lo-Fi Beats Rei Brown’s Voice Brings Life To The Song And Simultaneously Perfecting The Indie-Pop Sound. “I Made A Lot Of Promises ” Rei Brown Explains The Story Behind The Song. “When I Realized I Couldn’t Keep Those Promises It Almost Felt Easier To Keep Pretending Then To Face Reality.” Soft-Sounding Yet Memorable “Honest” Is A Truthful Confession Masked In Skillful Contemporary Production. Produced By Diamond Pistols Lil Pump Blackbear Rich Brian TMG The Song Plays Around More With An Organic Sound And Less Of An Alternative Electronic Sound That Rei Brown’s Music Tends To Showcase. In Turn The Music Accompanies Rei Brown’s Dreamy Vocals In The Same Way That Hiding Your True Feelings Is Easier Than Moving On. Influenced By Architecture Fashion Film And Art Rei Brown Recently Spent Time On A Writing Trip In Los Angeles Earlier This Year Where He Found The Inspiration To Create Music Again For The First Time After Two Years. Reflecting On His Past “Honest” Was One Of The Songs That Rei Brown Felt Was Necessary To Share With The World. It’s So Easy To Find A Love Song Written About Happiness But Where Do You Often Find Songs That Explore The Feeling Of Caring About Someone You Were “truly Captivated By At A Time ” But Never Really In Love With? “There’s No Easy Way To Explain ” Rei Brown Sings. Through Candid Shots And Captured Moments The Song’s Music Video Is Yet Another Example Of Rei Brown’s Artistic And Visionary Mind. From Empty Streets To Bodies Of Water To The Middle Of Forests Rei Brown’s Cinematic Take On “Honest” Mirrors The Song’s Story Of The Tension That Exists When You Aren’t Being Truthful About Your Feelings. The Video Shows Rei Brown Alone In Various Settings In Nature Reflecting Watching Wondering Possibly Questioning Himself And While The Song Remains A Heartbreaking Confession Of Absent Love Rei Brown Running Through The Trees Seems To Hint At The Idea That Though One Might Be Running Away From The Truth It’s Also Freeing Once They Are Finally Able To Express It. In His Debut Music Video Appearance Rei Brown Finally Brings To Screen The Perfect Visuals To Help Listeners Not Only Hear But Also See The Soundscapes Formed From His Artistry. Having Grown As An Artist Over The Past Two Years Rei Brown Tells Atwood Magazine In His Own Words How “Honest” Was An Important Means Of Reflection And Needed To Be Written Recorded And Shared With The World – "I’ve Always Felt Like The Music I Made Were Soundtracks To Films In My Head ” Rei Brown Tells Atwood Magazine. “It’s Nice To Finally Be Able To Share Those Films With You."
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Rei Brown Is A New York-Based Japanese-American Producer And Artist Who’s Music Edges On Captivating Indie Pop Alternative Electronic And Lo-Fi R&B. Debuting In 2014 He’s Since Released A Handful Of Independent EPs And Singles That Have Solidified His Stance As A Front Runner In The Global Bedroom Pop Movement. Influenced By Architecture Fashion Film Art And More The Eclectic Producer Launched His Life In Music At A Young Age Beginning With Music Classes In Elementary School And Later Graduating To Band And Choir In Middle School And High School. After Relocating From Kobe Japan To Boston In 2011 To Study Singing/songwriting At Berklee College Of Music Rei Began To Self-Release His Original Music First Releasing His Songs On SoundCloud As Raybaboon In 2013. He Independently Released His Debut EP "raybaboon" In 2014 Which Today Counts 28M Collective Streams. Formally Switching Monikers In 2014 He’s Released A Number Of Breakout Projects As Rei Brown Including The 2016 EP "Lungs" The 2017 Double-Single “i Feel So Cold” And The Two-Part "Lovers" EP Series. To Date Rei Counts 80M Cross-Platform Streams. Across 2020 Rei Will Be Released A Series Of Singles Starting With Quarantine-Inspired “Bubble.”
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“Honest” brings a new take to the sound of the indie pop, lo-fi artist. rei brown’s lyricism stands out in the track, as he reflects on a past love and comes clean about his feelings during the relationship for the first time. Following the beautiful blend of a classic piano and lo-fi beats, rei brown’s voice brings life to the song and simultaneously perfecting the indie-pop sound.
“I made a lot of promises,” rei brown explains the story behind the song. “When I realized I couldn’t keep those promises, it almost felt easier to keep pretending then to face reality.” Soft-sounding yet memorable, “Honest” is a truthful confession masked in skillful, contemporary production. Produced by Diamond Pistols (Lil Pump, Blackbear, Rich Brian, TMG), the song plays around more with an organic sound and less of an alternative electronic sound that rei brown’s music tends to showcase. In turn, the music accompanies rei brown’s dreamy vocals in the same way that hiding your true feelings is easier than moving on.
Influenced by architecture, fashion, film, and art, rei brown recently spent time on a writing trip in Los Angeles earlier this year where he found the inspiration to create music again for the first time after two years. Reflecting on his past, “Honest” was one of the songs that rei brown felt was necessary to share with the world. It’s so easy to find a love song written about happiness, but where do you often find songs that explore the feeling of caring about someone you were “truly captivated by at a time,” but never really in love with? “There’s no easy way to explain,” rei brown sings.
Through candid shots and captured moments, the song’s music video is yet another example of rei brown’s artistic and visionary mind. From empty streets to bodies of water to the middle of forests, rei brown’s cinematic take on “Honest” mirrors the song’s story of the tension that exists when you aren’t being truthful about your feelings. The video shows rei brown alone in various settings in nature, reflecting, watching, wondering, possibly questioning himself, and while the song remains a heartbreaking confession of absent love, rei brown running through the trees seems to hint at the idea that though one might be running away from the truth, it’s also freeing once they are finally able to express it. In his debut music video appearance, rei brown finally brings to screen the perfect visuals to help listeners not only hear but also see the soundscapes formed from his artistry.
Having grown as an artist over the past two years, rei brown tells Atwood Magazine in his own words how “Honest” was an important means of reflection and needed to be written, recorded, and shared with the world –
"I’ve always felt like the music I made were soundtracks to films in my head,” rei brown tells Atwood Magazine. “It’s nice to finally be able to share those films with you." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.